bcolflesh

msg:1566524 | 2:52 pm on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0) |
[silentpcreview.com...]
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topr8

msg:1566525 | 2:57 pm on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0) |
i have a fanless power supply, also a high end heat sink with a quality (large) fan (the larger the blades the slowert it has to rotate and the quieter it is) the stock intel fan is noisy. my set up is not completely silent but is pretty good.
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le_gber

msg:1566526 | 3:24 pm on Mar 31, 2005 (gmt 0) |
cheers for the link and the info - I've got some reading to do then. Leo
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supermanjnk

msg:1566527 | 1:46 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
"you need more fans" to quote someone from a hardware forum I'm a member of. Anyway make sure your cpu fan has decent CFM (in other words make sure it pushes enough air) If you are having heat problems with an intel chip then something is wrong, they should run fine with a stock heatsink and fan. But if you are, how many case fans do you have? I have 7 myself, I have a friend who has 16 or so. you need intake, and outtake, put an outtake on the back and side of the case if possible, and an intake on the front and
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le_gber

msg:1566528 | 7:35 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
topr8 could you tell me which fan you've got? supermanjnk That's what I gathered after some reading - I need two intake fan bottom front & one (or more) exhaust fan high back. No particular heat pb - just noisy fan :( according to the asus prob I figure it start getting noisy above 3000 rpms. Thanks again guys. Leo
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topr8

msg:1566529 | 9:08 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
well i'm using a silentmaxx fanless power supply and a Swiftech MCX478-V heatsink with Vantec Stealth 92mm fan. with an intel p4 3gig no other case fans at all. ... the fan runs at around 1700-1800 revs and the system is pretty quiet (not totally but very satisfactory) and the system runs nice and cool (according to asus probe temp guage)
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oddsod

msg:1566530 | 9:22 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Here's an article about reducing PC noise... from a well known anti-noise charity: link [nonoise.org] Zalman and other specialist manufacturers make low noise hsf (heat sink and fans). Do some research on hsf, anything lower than 25 db is considered pretty quiet. For case fans .... under 20 db is considered quiet. The article should also point you to other ways you can reduce noise from your PC. You are unlikely to need 16 or even 7 case fans for the system you describe. One or two should do. Intake fans are not necessary in most cases. Air automatically flows in (if you have gaps for it) to replace the hot air being pumped out.
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le_gber

msg:1566531 | 9:29 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
cheers topr8, went on their site unfortunatelly they don't seem to have any fan for a 775 socket :( Leo
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mack

msg:1566532 | 9:34 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
The modern smart fans are prety good. They adjust their speed depending on cpu temeperature. Mack.
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oddsod

msg:1566533 | 9:41 am on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Zalman sell an adapter that allows you to use 478 hsf on a 775 CPU.
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le_gber

msg:1566534 | 11:36 pm on Apr 1, 2005 (gmt 0) |
oddsod, thanks for the link and zalman info - will have a read through/do some research. regards Leo
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